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The xterra

So a couple moths ago the wife smashed out the little one, so we felt we needed something bigger. After fatherhood I found myself replacing horsepower stats, lap times and power to weight with cargo space to weight ratio, usable space vs vehicle size, passenger leg room, safety ratings and reliability.

Surprising cars for space where the FJ...a lot more usable space than it looks and disappointing cars where the LWB JK wrangler, huge car with very little space. Nothing seems to beat an AU wagon though.

In the end settled on the xterra as it was the best value for money with more usable space than the options. Wife also wanted a 4x4 so we can do family trips etc. VQ40 is a good thing and makes around 270hp and is very reliable. Chassis suspension etc is based on a Navara chassis with a shorter wheelbase.

Managed to score an “off-road” model that we looked hard for as it comes with better gearing for bigger tyres, 32’s stock, rear diff lock, bilstien suspension, storage compartment in the roof rails for recovery gear etc

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Originally Posted by Babalouie

Geez we're a bunch of softcocks...we have a 911 and we're obsessing over non-functional ducts and indicator colours

70ynu has to be the most retarded cunt here. "Help me please" me "you need to remove your head" him "fuck off cunt I'm to lazy fuck off out of my thread you told me to do something I don't want to do so you're a cunt fuck off can some one please tell me an easier way???"

Originally Posted by Tripper

Its a tight battle between you and rogercordia for the most retarded member on here, thou i think you have it by 5 window licks

If it's like the previous generation Xterra it's more like a D40 Navara wagon. The Xterra was aimed at those who wanted/needed an SUV but still wanted something that was good offroad/not going to be scared of using.
They got a cult following pretty quickly after release.

That rolled over so easily. Looks like you could really hurt yourself if it did a few slow rolls

Yeah an awful line, you can't hit the crest at that part of the dune or your asking for trouble. Driver also fought it after the engine was over. One thing to always remember in dunes is that once the engines over, the car is over as majority of the weight is there it will pull you down. That same day I have a few big moments also as we continued on after we got the LR on a tow truck.

Originally Posted by MRMOPARMAN

So the xterra is just d40 pathfinder dipped in arse i assume?

Should go real well in the dunes with the vq40!

Closer to a shortened Navara ute turned into a wagon. Still runs leafs in the back.

Yeah the VQ40 is good fun a lot more torque than the Jimny...

But I discovered a negative and that was when leading people think they cant follow due to power. When leading in the jimny you can always push them to have a couple more cracks as 80hp made it up.

Originally Posted by Babalouie

Geez we're a bunch of softcocks...we have a 911 and we're obsessing over non-functional ducts and indicator colours